GROW. SCALE. THRIVE.
2026 DogCo Summit
Oct 2—4, 2026
WINSTON-SALEM
NORTH CAROLINA
Tickets will be available to DogCo Mastermind members on January 15, 2026, and to the public on February 15, 2026.
Want to speak at the Summit?
Speaker applications are open now through January 15.
2026 conference programming will focus on client experience and retention, and speaker sessions will be held October 3 & 4 at Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
2026 Conference Workshop
Never Lose a Pet Care Client Again
Customer Retention with Joey Coleman
Bestselling author and business coach Joey Coleman will return to lead the 2026 DogCo Summit conference workshop. 2025 workshop attendees learned all about employee retention, and this year, we’re focusing in on client retention for pet care businesses.
For almost twenty years, Joey Coleman has helped organizations retain their best customers and employees. He is an award-winning speaker and the bestselling author of Never Lose A Customer Again and Never Lose An Employee Again.
FRIDAY, OCT 2, 2026
1 PM — 5 PM EST
2026 keynote address
making the client the hero
building a storybrand with don miller
With conference programming centered on client experience and retention, bestselling author and StoryBrand CEO Don Miller will deliver the 2026 DogCo Summit keynote address, Making the Client the Hero. Miller will share messaging strategies that position pet care clients as the hero of the story, and ways that pet care businesses can create experiences that center customers and inspire longterm loyalty.
Don Miller is the CEO of StoryBrand AI and Coach Builder. He is the author of several books including the bestsellers Building a StoryBrand 2.0, Marketing Made Simple, Coach Builder, and How to Grow Your Small Business.
SATURDAY, OCT 3, 2026
9AM EST
More information coming soon.
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